OBJECTIVE Adolescent substance use is an area of concern because early substance use is associated with a higher risk of adverse outcomes. Parenting style, defined as the general style of parenting, as well as substance-specific parenting practices may influence children's substance use behaviour. The present study aims to probe the impact of parenting style on adolescent substance use. METHO...

This article addresses the relation between antisocial behaviour and social resources in a 2-year longitudinal study of 100 high-risk adolescents in residential care. Problem behaviour was measured with the Externalizing Scale of the Youth Self Report. Social resources were recorded using semi-structured methods. Hierarchical regression analyses showed interactions suggesting that the same vari...

Crime or deviance as a danger light shows the defects or deficiencies of society and usually has different causes and factors. This paper tries to answer this main question: What is deviant behavior? Which causes and factors generate student’s deviant behaviors? The main purpose of this study is to determine the effective social factors on female students' deviant behaviors. Hirsch’s social...

Groups of learners on online courses, in common with other online communities, are generally found to comprise both highly participative individuals and those who appear to contribute little to group discussions but who consider that they are actively following the course and learning. I use the neutral term ROPs (Read Only Participants) for the latter rather than the commonly used “lurker” whi...